Free Movie: THE CANDIDATE (1972)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9N97UYGGzNU ^ | n/a | n/a

[V K Lee]

Robert Redford stars as a young, aggressive lawyer
seduced into a political race against a well-respected
incumbent Senator. Trying to do his own thing, he finds
it difficult to call his own shots in the face
of party efforts to mold him into a winner.

[V K Lee]

The unchanging world of politics.

[Southside_Chicago_Republican]

“What do I do now?”

[montag813]

John Edwards, and so many more.

[zeestephen]

Cinema bias alert...

Redford and his former governor father are Democrats.

The incumbent Republican Senator is the usual pathetic Right Wing caricature.

[dfwgator]

ROBERT REDFORD

This is perfect. Why didn't we think of it sooner? This town still has some charm left, not the mess we turned Park City into.

PHYLLIS

Forgive me for being observant, but, won't we just end up doing the same thing to this town?

ROBERT REDFORD

Yes. And the town after, and the town after that. Like termites, we will move this film festival from town to town until we have used it up. And then move on, until every quiet mountain town is like Los Angeles.

PHYLLIS

Why? Why would we do such a thing?

ROBERT REDFORD

Because we have to live in L.A. And if we can't live in quiet, simple, peaceful mountain towns, then nobody will! Waitwaitwait. Zoom in to a close-up of my face when I do that. Ready? Then NOBODY will! That's it.